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Video: Virtuoso Parallel Parking In Bushwick, Caught On Surveillance Cam
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John Del Signore
Published Dec 8, 2011
Modified Dec 8, 2011
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New Yorkers are masters at fitting ten pounds of flour in a five pound bag, and here's the latest example of our ingenuous use of extremely limited space: A driver happens upon a coveted parking spot that's barely inches larger than his vehicle, and he MAKES IT WORK. That's just what we do. The tipster who sent us this video says, "I was leaving for work the other day and noticed a parked car that was boxed in tight. It was gone that night when I came home, but the cars in front and back were still there. Curious, I checked my security camera:
The video was taken in Bushwick, not far from the Wyckoff Heights Hospital, which makes parking in short supply in the surrounding area—but not if you dare to dream and tell yourself anything's possible. At press time, the driver of the car has not been identified, but we think we have a hunch who he is.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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